(Original post by bagabaga)
i calculated how many marks i got in this hole paper and it only makes 41/80 which is less than 50% so that a D
ive failedddddddddddddddddddd
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rresit in june defo

Not quite. I had a look at this paper and it looks really tough. Last year, a tough paper (unit 2) was 49/80 for an A. 41 looks to be in the B region I'd say.

Guys this paper looks tough. If I did it I wouldn't have done very well (granted, I haven't look at this stuff since the summer). I got 110/120 in unit 2 last year, but when I walked out the exam, I was adamant I failed. Don't write yourselves off yet! Last year I got 67/80 raw marks in unit 1, and that gave me 116/120, taking a rough guess, I'd say this paper will be close to 50/80 for an A, probably less to be honest. I think full marks will be around 65/80 this year. Good luck.

I misinterpreted every question on that exam paper. I did all the past papers possible from 2008 and achieved As. I compared my answers with Spongebob's and just realised that I've got most of them wrong. Yes, wrong. I sat that exam and assumed I knew what they were asking. I skimmed all the questions. I got all the calculations wrong, I got the last page completely wrong. I got section A even more wrong. And probably only got 20/50 in section B overall, giving me 30/80 which is a U. I knew everything single thing but I couldn't apply it. FML. I've figured it out, I'm not academic. There's no point in me becoming a doctor because even though I knew the stuff, I just couldn't apply it. It just never appeared in my head.

(Original post by v1oXx-)
Guys this paper looks tough. If I did it I wouldn't have done very well (granted, I haven't look at this stuff since the summer). I got 110/120 in unit 2 last year, but when I walked out the exam, I was adamant I failed. Don't write yourselves off yet! Last year I got 67/80 raw marks in unit 1, and that gave me 116/120, taking a rough guess, I'd say this paper will be close to 50/80 for an A, probably less to be honest. I think full marks will be around 65/80 this year. Good luck.

I misinterpreted every question on that exam paper. I did all the past papers possible from 2008 and achieved As. I compared my answers with Spongebob's and just realised that I've got most of them wrong. Yes, wrong. I sat that exam and assumed I knew what they were asking. I skimmed all the questions. I got all the calculations wrong, I got the last page completely wrong. I got section A even more wrong. And probably only got 20/50 in section B overall, giving me 30/80 which is a U. I knew everything single thing but I couldn't apply it. FML.

I really want an A and after seeing the grade boundaries last year, Im
pretty sure I bagged a low one. I reckon I lost about 6 marks max on section A and probably about 8-12 on section B. But remember, so many people last year got an A overall with a B in this paper and A in practical and Unit 2. Still next Thursday to make up for any mistakes. G'luck everyone and Im sure the grade boundaries will be pretty low.

(Original post by Narik)
Okay I agree with everything but I think this is right:
6b. A - this is because it must be a halogen since only halogens form a bond with H in that way. Therefore, it has to be the second highest first ionisation energy from the list, which must be A.
6c. D - this is because it must be an element in group 6, and so it would have the third highest first ionisation energy from the list, which must be D.

and finally,

8. D - because Al has atomic number 13, which means its electron configuration is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p1 and so you would remove it from 3p 3s 3s 2p 2p, which is D.

AAAAGGGGHHH I HADE SUCH STUPID MISTAKES why didn't i right the bloody configuration **** **** ****!!!

Finally,
18. d. ii. is -126kJmol-1 - this is because you must include H2 since it is being burned. you only don't include elements for the enthalpy of formation because you can't "form" an element since enthalpy of formation refers to the formation of compounds.

AAAAGGGGHHH I MADE SUCH STUPID MISTAKES why didn't i write the bloody configuration **** **** ****!!!